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Slovak pride on rails: RS Lease and Budamar launch Transmontana 480 092

Bastian Vogelvanger — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:50:34 +0000

From white to bright!

On June 4, 2026, RS Lease and Budamar unveiled locomotive 480 092 in a striking new design.

Free: 25 Years of Wonder: Miniatur Wunderland prepares a spectacular anniversary year

Simon Wijnakker — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:11:30 +0000

not sponsored

Miniatur Wunderland is the largest model railroad layout in the world and Hamburg’s number one tourist attraction.

NVBS celebrates its birthday with redesigned ‘nez cassé’ locomotive [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:14:19 +0000

On Friday, 12 December 2025, the NVBS 1931 was unveiled in Rotterdam—an eye-catching locomotive created through close collaboration with Rail Force One and Railcolor Design. The project is based on Rail Force One locomotive 1831 from 1982, which has been completely redesigned and now serves as a rolling ambassador for railway enthusiasm, history, and culture in celebration of the NVBS’s 95th anniversary in 2026.

Midtjyske Jernbaner officially inaugurates Denmark’s first battery trains [updated]

Simon Wijnakker — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00:32 +0000

The seven battery-powered Mireo Plus B trains were officially inaugurated on December 19, 2025, in the presence of H.M. King Frederik of Denmark. They are in the process of taken over commercial operations on the Holstebro–Skjern and Vemb–Lemvig–Thyborøn lines in West Jutland, replacing the existing diesel trains.

CargoServ launches fleet design refresh with new ELL locomotive

Simon Wijnakker — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:22:02 +0000

The Lion is loose: This the bold new look for HSL Belgium and its Smarthybrid DE18 shunting locomotive

Simon Wijnakker — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:19:15 +0000

On 11 December 2025, HSL Belgium, in collaboration with leasing partner Nexrail, proudly unveiled a striking new livery for its Smarthybrid shunting locomotive DE18 no.

Railcolordesign: The second iteration of Bahnoperator’s ‘Marco Polo Express’

Bastian Vogelvanger — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:49:02 +0000

In 2024, we presented you the ‘Marco Polo Express’ design for Bahnoperator on 193 942, marking the first locomotive in their fleet suitable for operations to Italy.

Cargounit / Stadler / Willke Logistics / TRI / ÖBB / Arenaways-LeoExpress / GW Train Regio

Lorenzo Pallotta — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:56:54 +0000

Cargounit and Siemens strengthen partnership with locomotive maintenance deal

Cargounit, the leasing company active in Central and Eastern Europe, has signed a comprehensive service agreement with Siemens Mobility for the maintenance of nearly 70 Vectron multi-system locomotives.

New Railcolor Design: This Akiem Newag Dragon 2 is ‘driving the future of Polish rail’

Bastian Vogelvanger — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:13:14 +0000

Another highlight of TRAKO 2025 was the unveiling of a Dragon 2 locomotive in a special livery, presented jointly by Akiem and Newag.

[FREE] Reliability and Digitalisation: Railpool and Lokomotion unveil new Traxx ambassador

Bastian Vogelvanger — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:06:38 +0000

From 19 to 21 September 2025, Germany once again celebrated the ‘Tag der Schiene’ rail event. As part of the event, Railpool and Lokomotion took the opportunity to present a new locomotive livery carrying a strong political message.